4. If installed, remove the air shroud or remove the GPU air shroud.
5. Remove the cooling fan cage assembly.
6. Remove the drives.
7. Observe and disconnect the drive backplane cables from the connector on the system board and backplane.
NOTE: Refer Cable routing topic for more information.
NOTE: To avoid damaging the backplane, ensure to move the control panel cables from the cable routing clips before
removing the backplane.
NOTE: Route the cable properly when you replace it to prevent the cable from being pinched or crimped.
Steps
1. Align the slots on the drive backplane with the guides on the system.
2. Slide the drive backplane into the guides and lower the backplane until the blue release tab clicks into place.
Figure 68. Installing the drive backplane
Next steps
1. Connect the drive backplane cables to the connectors on the system board and backplane.
2. Install the drives.
3. Install the cooling fan cage assembly.
4. If removed, install the air shroud or remove the GPU air shroud
5. Install the drive backplane cover.
6. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
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